Back in the boarding school schedule – only a half day of classes on Wednesday! Woke up and went into the boathouse to erg for about 40 minutes. In the afternoon, ran 5 miles with the XC team doing pick-me-up’s for 1:30 spurts. Afterwards, finally got to use the unbelievable fitness center to do a longer lift. All in all a pretty good day in CT.

Hope everyone is enjoying the week!

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-Alex

It was just another Tuesday~waking up at 5:00; driving to the Y on very quiet streets; meeting Jay in the parking lot; class with Scott at 5:30 till 6:30.  We did the usual rolling out  to “wake up” the muscles for 15 minutes; a few lunges and stretches to limber up for the next 45 minutes of core work.  I’m feeling all those muscles now as I unwind & get ready for bed but that feeling pales in comparison to what people all over the country have felt all day long about today’s anniversary.

Dear Lord~thank you for the opportunity to serve others on this day and to be able to reflect on all the good that surrounds us. I know there is still a little cloud of pain that follows many Americans around because of the death of a loved one.  Please help us to find peace and pass it on to someone who needs it.  Watch over those who are still far from home serving in the military.

xoxo Granite Girls

Hey 365ers, happy Monday!  I just saw on our facebook page that WAO is sponsoring an event September 21^st at the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Milwaukee Brewers game.  If you’re in the St. Louis area you gotta go out.  Being from Milwaukee and having been raised a Brewers fan, I’d be hard pressed to ever cheer for the Cardinals, but Busch Stadium is one of America’s great ballparks and this is a phenomenal event.  It is from 5-9pm at the bullpen and is in support of financial literacy for active duty soldiers.  Check out our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Are-One-365/199566696781569 for more info.  And if you haven’t already, be sure to like the page- there’s lots of cool pictures and other info to supplement our regular site.

Got up at 6am and went for a 6.2 mile run before work.  It was an awesome way to kick start the morning and helped in dealing with the stress of the day.  I plan on going out again tomorrow morning.

Good luck with the workouts this week!  Stay strong 365-ers!

An out of order weekend but still getting it done. Team Baltimore is obviously spreading themselves around the country and getting some awesome workouts in.

I was in CT for the day on Saturday. I was visiting my brother at the Kent School. I got to see where he will be training on the river with his new team and the gorgeous campus. I went for a 2.5 mile run (getting up there in mileage…I know) along the river and next to the sporting fields. Impressive to see how many kids were up at 7 am on a Saturday morning. Might need to get them involved with WAO 365.

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Nick

I hope everyone’s had a great week.  It’s been a busy Saturday and Sunday, with Team Baltimore getting in their final training sessions before the Dewey Beach Triathlon this upcoming Saturday.  The race features a 1/2 mile ocean swim, 15 mile bike, and 3 mile run.  It is the third year in a row members of We Are One 365 have participated in the race and we are looking forward to running in our WAO gear this time around.

I had an excellent final weekend of preparation.  On Saturday, I completed a 2 mile run, followed by a 10 mile bike ride.  Today, I did a 5 mile around around the city by heading around M and T Bank Stadium, Camden Yards before making it over to the inner harbor for my regular loop.

Chris Diller and his younger brother Brian also participated in a 5k around the city with some family friends this morning.  Below is a picture from after the race.

And lastly, the Vogt family has been on the West Coast and visited Yosemite for parts of their trip.  Miles and miles of hiking led them to some pretty fantastic views.

Enjoy the rest of the week.  With over 10 We Are One members heading to Dewey for the Triathlon from Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, we should have some great pics and stories to tell next Sunday.  See you then.

-Team Baltimore

Ive officially starting to get back into running shape. I have been running two miles every day and slowly increases the mileage by about a quarter mile each day. No pain which is awesome and so much fun to get back out there. Summer has come to an end but the road race season is just beginning.

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Nick

Circuit workout with the Soccer team:

It was a 30 station circuit with each station lasting for 30 seconds.  Stations varied from jumping rope to tractor tire dead lifts.  None of the stations are repeated and we went through every station once. The workout is organized and monitored by the Western Reserve Academy trainer, who does a great job.  It is not a long work out, but it is definitely one that we get a lot out of. 

Tim 

Finally getting settled in at Kent School in Kent, CT and running with the Cross-Country team for Varsity Pre-Season. Woke up early and got an early run in Macedonia State Park while it was pouring down, then had a great second practice this afternoon running along the Housatonic River. All in all totaled somewhere around 11 miles, always fun to have a new season underway and to see how many people trained over the summer!

Hope everyone is having a great week and enjoying the final days of summer!

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-Alex

I’m back in FL for work and was able to go for a jog today. I ran a few miles along the ocean, it was beautiful but hot! I did a combination of intervals and jogging. It’s always fun to be able to run in new places!!
Also wanted to give a shout out to my parents who have been married for 30 years today!! What an accomplishment! Love you guys!!!
Xoxo
Granite girls

Happy Labor Day 365-ers!  Though the Los Angeles temperatures this weekend seemed to suggest otherwise, the unofficial end-of-summer has arrived.  Time to put away those white pants and start digging out the fleeces.

While I certainly had an enjoyable summer, I must admit to having a few pains of regret.  I played only a single match of tennis, went to the beach but a handful of times, rode my bike only sparingly, and saw a definitive plateau in my running.  Today I went out on a six and a half mile run and found myself tired and dehydrated afterward.  Granted it was a very hot day today, but last May, when I was at the peak of my marathon training, I would’ve just been hitting my stride at six and half, no matter the heat.  Sure, there’d be weeks during the summer when I’d be really good about working out everyday, but then I’d always manufacture an excuse to get away from it.  Somehow over the course of the last three months, I lost that addiction to exercise I had last Spring.

But I am optimistic about Autumn.  No more excuses.  I’ve got the Rock N’ Roll Los Angeles 5k on Halloween and then in November my mom and I are running the Malibu Half-Marathon.  And in 63 days, this blog turns a year old.  What a tremendous accomplishment.  I’m incredibly optimistic about the future of WAO365 and enormously proud of all the amazing work it has done for members of the armed forces and their families.  That alone serves as encouragement for me to step up my act.

So here’s to Fall.  I’m very excited for what’s to come.

See you all next Monday!